U.S. President Trump announced at the White House on the afternoon of the 23rd that he had signed a US$1.3 trillion government budget, but he was "not happy" with many contents in the bill. "I will never I will sign such a government budget again."
The U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate passed the US$1.3 trillion government budget bill on the afternoon of the 22nd and the early morning of the 23rd respectively. As long as the President of the United States signs it, the U.S. federal government can operate normally until the end of the 2018 fiscal year. September 30th to avoid the dilemma of being "closed" at 0:00 on the 24th.
Previously, because the two parties in Congress have been unable to reach an agreement on the government's long-term budget, the U.S. federal government has been relying on Congress to pass temporary appropriation bills successively since the beginning of the 2018 fiscal year in October last year to maintain operations. In January and February this year, the Trump administration shut down twice because Congress failed to pass temporary appropriations in time. Midnight on March 23 is the deadline for the temporary funding bill passed by the U.S. Congress on February 9.
However, Trump stated on social media early on the 23rd that he was considering vetoing the long-term government budget bill passed by Congress because the bill did not include content to resolve DACA and invest in strengthening border security. Not enough either. Just the day before, White House Budget Office Director Mulvaney held a press conference saying that Trump was willing to sign the bill.
In September last year, the Trump administration announced the abolition of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program launched during former President Obama’s term, but left Congress six months to resolve the issue of approximately 800,000 people. The status of "Dreamers" who came to the United States illegally with their parents during childhood. In January this year, the U.S. federal government was shut down for three days because the two parties in Congress were unable to reach an agreement on this issue and the Senate failed to pass a temporary appropriation bill in time. After the March 5 deadline, the two parties in Congress have so far failed to come up with a DACA solution, but have reached a tacit agreement to decouple it from the government budget.
On the afternoon of the 23rd, Trump suddenly held a press conference, saying that he had signed the government’s long-term budget bill passed by Congress, but was “unhappy” with many contents in the bill. He threatened Congress, saying “in the future I will never sign a government budget like this again."
Trump also pointed to the document lying high beside him and said that no one has read this bill at all. The 2,232-page bill was only officially announced by the Democratic Party on the evening of the 21st. The lack of time for review was also an important reason why many conservative members of the Democratic Party voted against it.